Stories tagged "mlb"

Lifelong Red Sox fans can now take their love of the team to the next level -- eternity. A Massachusetts funeral home recently took delivery of the first Red Sox casket, which features the team logo on the exterior as well as the inside. The casket is man

Thousands of pages of grand jury testimony related to the long-running steroids investigation of Barry Bonds and other athletes were unsealed Wednesday by a federal judge. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston signed an order that allows prosecutors to

Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa moved a step closer to signing with the Boston Red Sox after rejecting offers from three other major league teams. The 22-year-old right-hander contacted the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners and Atlanta Braves on Friday to r

The St. Louis Cardinals have declined arbitration on all of their free agents, including veteran pitcher Russ Springer. But was this good move by the Cardinals? Springer is a veteran pitcher who could help mentor the young pitchers on their way up.

In what might be considered an effort to attract American fans to watch the game, the commercial plays Take Me Out to the Ball Game while images of the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings flash on the screen.

The deadline for MLB teams to offer arbitration to their players passed this afternoon, and the St. Louis Cardinals declined to extend the courtesy to top free agents Jason Isringhausen, Russ Springer and Braden Looper.